§ 119. Mr. A. Lewisasked the President of the Board of Trade whether coupons 94W will be required for Government surplus clothing and footwear identifiable as such.
§ Mr. BelcherBy an Order signed yesterday no coupons will be chargeable as from tomorrow, 11th July, for Civil Defence uniform and for other Government surplus clothing which bears markings showing its origin. Rubber boots are excepted from this arrangement and will continue to require coupons because these surpluses are needed as part of the normal supply against the ration. In making this statement I would warn the House that the quantities of Government surplus clothing likely to become available are not in general expected to be large.
§ Mr. McAdamasked the President of the Board of Trade if he will consider granting the 10 industrial coupons to the nurses and child care reserves employed in school nurseries and who are obliged by regulation to wear overalls.
§ Sir S. CrippsLocal authorities administer the arrangements for staff employed in school nurseries. Under these, State registered nurses and probationers are included in the nurses' uniform concession—through which they are supplied with overalls, aprons and headsquares coupon free in exchange for a surrender of six coupons—and nursery assistants, nursery helpers and those child care reservists employed on similar duties. receive four overalls in exchange for six coupons. These concessions are in themselves equivalent to an occupational supplement and there would be no justification for allowing the Industrial Ten as well.